Electrostatic generator — An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is a mechanical device that produces static electricity , or electricity at high voltage and low continuous current. The knowledge of static electricity dates back to the earliest… … Wikipedia
Electrostatic ion thruster — The electrostatic ion thruster is a kind of design for ion thrusters (a kind of highly efficient low thrust spacecraft propulsion running on electrical power). These designs use high voltage electrodes in order to accelerate ions with… … Wikipedia
electrostatic printing — noun : a process (as xerography) for printing or copying in which electrostatic forces are used to form the image (as with powder or ink) directly on a surface * * * a printing or dry photocopying process, as xerography, in which images are… … Useful english dictionary
Electrostatic force microscope — Electrostatic force microscopy (EFM) is a type of dynamic non contact atomic force microscopy where the electrostatic force is probed. ( Dynamic here means that the cantilever is oscillating and does not make contact with the sample). This force… … Wikipedia
electrostatic unit — n any of a system of electrical units based primarily on forces of interaction between electric charges abbr. esu … Medical dictionary
electrostatic unit — noun any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges • Hypernyms: ↑unit of measurement, ↑unit * * * noun : any of a system of electrical units based primarily upon forces of interaction between electric … Useful english dictionary
Electrostatic ion cyclotron wave — An electrostatic ion cyclotron wave is a longitudinal oscillation of the ions (and electrons) in a magnetized plasma, propagating nearly (but not exactly) perpendicular to the magnetic field. The angle (in radians) between the direction of… … Wikipedia
electrostatic — adj. of electricity at rest. Phrases and idioms: electrostatic units a system of units based primarily on the forces between electric charges. Etymology: ELECTRO + STATIC after hydrostatic … Useful english dictionary
electrostatic precipitator — noun a particulate collection device that removes particles from a flowing gas with electric forces … Wiktionary
Surface forces apparatus — The surface force apparatus (SFA) is a scientific instrument and technique pioneered by D. Tabor, R.H.S. Winterton, J.N. Israelachvili in the early 1970s at Cambridge University. By the mid 70 s Israelachvili had adapted the original design to… … Wikipedia
